Jean Bosco Nsanzimana, Rwanda
South Africa Theological Seminary, Master’s in Theology
“I am acquiring research skills. As a student from Rwanda, where because of the war and the genocide, the church has to find biblical points of view on many and particular issues. What I learned until now has equipped me with the skills to think about a situation, to identify a main problem, to analyse the situation in its reality, to judge it in the light of the Holy Scriptures, and to make the appropriate conclusions and recommendations to those who are concerned.
I am a full time teacher. The fact that I am consequently a part time student obliged me to extend my studies program on three years instead two.
I am serving the Lord through Bible/Theological training. From 2007 up to now I have taught biblical courses (Old and New Testament), theological courses (Christology, Doctrine of God and of the Holy Spirit, Sects and False teachings, Spiritual warfare), Practical course (Christian education, Teaching and Homiletic), Church History, Greek of New Testament, etc. In my local church, I have been serving as a pastor from March 2012. My wife takes care of our little children. So the family expects me to ensure means of livelihood.
In general, as a lecturer, I already help my students to acquire and develop the research skills with particular accent on the need to know to apply the Holy Scriptures on their or other given context. More particularly, given the pressure of need in my country and its neighbours, in the light of 2Tim 2:2, I am involved to promote the training of theologian training officers.
Given my involvement in training of theologian training officers, I have plan to continue my theological training at the doctoral level so that I can be very equipped to contribute more efficiently to theological training in general and to implementation of my Master’s in Theology thesis recommendations in particular.
I would like to thank our Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation and His calling of me to serve Him, His Rwandan and regional church through biblical and theological teaching. I also thank the AIM team in general and the ATF team in particular for having accepted me as candidate and paid for my tuition fees for two consecutive years. “
(Some of the ATF recipients are in either part time or in distant-learner programs while serving fulltime in various other ministries.)
Author: David Rondeau
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November 2013
